TSI Research Education Program Update

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TSI Research Education Program Update

• January 10, 2008

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Program Structure

• Education Coordination Unit
• Cash McCall
• Anita Pulley Executive Director
• Shellie Ellis Executive Director, Evaluation and
  Strategic Planning Unit
• Rachel Williams-Woodside Program Manager
• Barbara Summerlin Administrative Secretary
• Research Education Program
• Faculty Scholars Program (K12) McPhail OShea
• Graduate Programs Goff McPhail
• Research Education Outreach Program Diz Goff
• Continuing Education in Translational Sciences
  Program OShea Diz

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Program Process

• Weekly meetings
• Alternating on curriculum development and faculty
  scholars program
• Invited additional members contingent on meeting
  focus
• E.g., graduate program co-directors Brosnihan,
  High, Laurienti and Naughton attend curriculum
  development sessions
• Work between meetings!

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Priorities/Accomplishments

• Faculty Scholars Program (K12)
• Graduate Curriculum
• Medical Student Summer Program
• Education portion of web site

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Faculty Scholars Program (K12)

• Funded 3 scholars
• Established Scholars Home
• Developing Scholar support and evaluation plan
• Mentoring, including mentor training
• TSI Faculty Scholars Executive Committee

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Curriculum Development

• Graduate program transformation
• Clinical and Population Translational Sciences
• Transformation of PHS program in Health Sciences
  Research
• MS only at present
• Molecular Medicine and Translational Sciences
• Transformation of Molecular Medicine program
• MS and PhD
• Core curriculum with shared learning experiences
• Developing educational theory understanding
• Competencies, objectives, learning opportunities,
  evaluation
• Other curricular offerings
• Students, residents, fellows, faculty staff
• Collaboration with other TSI units

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Additional Priorities for 2008-9

• Second K12 cycle
• Reinvigorate MD/MS program
• Support establishment of MMS/PhD Program
• Establish a Clinician Scientist Training Program
  Office to bring MD/MS, MMS/PhD and MD/PhD
  programs together
• Develop Certificate Program in TS
• Evaluate potential for a PhD in CPTS
• Develop an undergraduate minor in TS